Encinitas Real Estate

Here's some info about the market activity in Encinitas.  First inventory levels: As you can see, inventory levels are below where they were two years ago, but above where they were last year.  The inventory can't seem to shake that off and drop lower.  Our guess is that this is partly due to the fact that homes are not selling super quickly, and, to the extent sales do occur, then they are replaced with new listings.  The good news is that inventory levels are not climbing. In terms of median prices, here's that graph. As you can see, it's a bit of a wash ... Read Full Story

I just looked at the front page of our web site and saw the last 12 sales that have been posted by zip code: RECENT SALES BY ZIP 92008    $525,000 4998 Eucalyptus Ln Mar 3    $520,380 1750 Andrea Ave. Mar 3    $518,000 4553 Cove Dr #1 Feb 29 92009    $619,000 2734 Ascot Avenue Feb 29    $825,000 2814 Atadero Ct Feb 29    $255,000 2352 Altisma Way #7 Feb 29 92010    $304,000 2813 Via Diego Mar 4 92011    $745,000 657 Seaward Avenue Mar 4    $740,000 609 Saltgrass Ave Feb 29    $322,000 803 Caminito Del Mar Feb ... Read Full Story

Here's the rental map for part of Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe. As you can see, there are a LOT of properties for rent in Rancho Santa Fe. I was surprised at how many there were. Notice how few rentals there are in Encinitas except for the coastal area. THere are actually quite a few in Solana Beach and Del Mar as well, but he number in Rancho Santa Fe was quite high, I thought. We have interactive rental maps at our web site where you can peruse the inventory courtesy of Sandicor MLS. John Hokkanen, Encinitas Real Estate Read Full Story

We listed this home a couple of years ago.  It was the very first of our brochures taken with the Canon 5D and tilt/shift lens.  I thought I would put the brochure on line for those people interested in Encinitas homes, particularly historic ones. To take that front picture, I climbed up a ladder on to a tree and then stood in the tree. There was certainly a great deal to show in the home.  That living room photo took about 2 hours to shoot, and 3-4 hours to assemble.  Each part of the room had to be taken separately as I had to ... Read Full Story

I am really pleased to post this home brochure.  We sold the home in just a few weeks.  It was an older home in Olivenhain, but on a fantastic lot.  The front picture says it all, and the positioning of the camera for this picture was very important.  It was up on the hill away from the home, but it really communicated the value proposition for the home which was the awesome lot and view. The owner had personally planted that pepper tree, so he was incredibly happy with the cover photo. I should comment that I used my powerful 580EX flash to pop the tree branch colors ... Read Full Story